The book “A History of the Greeks in the Americas 1453-1938” – a narrative history written by Paul Koken, Theodore N. Constant and Seraphim G. Canoutas between 1935-1938, published in 1995 by Proctor Publications, LLC, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.  Below you will find the Table of Contents along with a list of the 288 Greeks mentioned in the book . Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE:  DURING THE PERIOD OF DISCOVERY 1.        Greek Sailors in Columbus’ Time 2.        Greeks in the Exploration of Peru and Chili 3.        Other Greek Mainers in the Cost of Peru and Chili CHAPTER TWO:  JUAN DE FUCA 1.        Lok’s Original Note 2.        Hubert Howe Bancroft’s Version of Lok’s Story 3.        Bancroft’s Interpretation 4.        Bancroft’s Erroneous ...

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE GREEK AMERICAN SANDWICH By Steve Frangos Published in The National Herald, April 9, 2005 ------------------------------ I am excited that  The National Herald  has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.  ------------------------------ Throughout North America, the Gyro sandwich is associated universally with Greeks.   For a product which did not exist until the late 1960’s, it’s as easy to locate today as the venerable American hot dog.   At Hellenic festivals all across the country, Greek Americans have learned to have a separate serving line for this extremely popular item. The enduring mystery is, where did the Gyro come from?   It was not a sandwich brought with the 1880-1920 wave of Greek immigrants to America.   So who created or brought this sandwich to our shores?   Yet the larger question of the mysterious origins o...